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I Contain Multitudes: 103
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Little Free Library
Little Free Library is coming together
Isn't it pretty? The charter and dedication plaques for the Little Free Library have arrived! Eat Hamner, Jr. was the real John Boy Walton from right here in Nelson County; Margaret Hufstedler was my mother-in-law, and she wrote music and taught adults to read in Nelson County for
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Assistance with seeking out that next satisfying read
Gnooks - Discover new Books uses an AI engine called Gnod, referring to the search engine as Gnod's World of Literature. It asks you for three of your favorite authors. I tried it out, giving it Stephen King, Barbara Kingsolver, and Toni Morrison. Based upon these, Gnod suggested
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Five Star Fall: 102
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Episode 102: Five Star Fall
In which Carla shares her five star reads of the past year, and talks about where she's been. Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through the Fog” by Haunted Me, used with permission. How to Support Cupcakes: Subscribe to ad-free episodes and the newsletter at theremightbecupcakes.com (hosted
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Website update and Intentional Ink
Cool website things and five-star reads I've created a front door for the website, of sorts, thanks to a service with the cute name of omg.lol. It serves as both a front door and a digital business card. You can find it at carlapettigrew.com. You can
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"To make a long story short..."
"--Too late!" It's all happening, folks. Tim Curry has written his autobiography. I know. Available for pre-order now, releasing October 14, 2025. You know what to do with yourselves. Go forth. I'm sorry. I am out of words. Still catching my breath.
Dracula
Dracula's appearance, second time's the charm
Whoops. Republishing again with photographs this time. Sorry about that. Synced my Apple Books notes to my Second Brain (using Obsidian for that, see: the Core Insights for Obsidian Beginners thread on Reddit for more info if you are interested in this mode of future-proof note taking), and took this
episode 101
Episode 101: To the Teeth
Show Notes: In which Carla shares one of Poe's more controversial and violent stories with you. Sources: Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore - Works - Tales - Berenice Berenice – The Poe Museum Berenice (short story) - Wikipedia Southern Literary Messenger - Wikipedia A Historical Guide to Edgar
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To the Teeth: 101
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Guest Spot
New Guest Spot: Again on Bye, Pumkin
I have once again had a blast on Bye, Pumkin with my friend Princess. 2 hours worth. This time, it was about the chaos known as The Valley. Mercy. To Princess' chagrin, I give Jax grace. I can't help it, being a former therapist. This week, Princess
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It is mine and it is here and I welcome my new overlord
I won a Goodreads Giveaway. I have been absent from Goodreads, because I have been deGoogling, but I missed my friends, so I compromised. I detached it from Amazon. And, of course, I'm off all social media except Bluesky, so it's now a weird floating island.